Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) has announced it is to continue its partnership with Optare to provide repair and maintenance services for 104 hybrid and electric buses. The seven year deal, worth £8m, was awarded to the manufacturer following a competitive tendering process. TfGM’s fleet includes hybrid Solos and Versas, 12m hybrid Versa school buses […]
An initial eight bus lanes in Coventry have been suspended for nine months under an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order which came into force on January 16 2017. The results of this phase will be reviewed after six months when Council officers will report back to Council so further decisions can be made. Leader of the […]
Go Ahead owned Bluestar has taken delivery of ten new ADL Enviro400s for use on the Bluestar 1, Southampton to Winchester, service representing further investment in its services in and around Southampton. Bluestar MD, Andrew Wickham, said, ‘Bus travel in Hampshire is popular and I’m delighted that we’ve been able to invest almost £7m in […]
Transdev will use 44 Iveco Magelys coaches in eight French cities to transport the teams in the 25th Men’s Handball World Championship. The Magelys touring coach was crowned ‘International Coach of the Year 2016’. It has a 400hp Cursor 9 Euro6 engine and features Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) and Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) […]
Shearings Leisure Group has appointed Richard Calvert as its new CEO. The appointment follows the departure of Denis Wormwell at the end of 2016 to pursue a non-executive career. Richard will join the company in spring 2017, with Gary Speakman, Chief Finance Officer and Deputy CEO, continuing to lead the business on an interim basis […]
The Supreme Court has published its judgement in the case of First Group Plc vs Paulley, a wheelchair user heard on appeal from the Court of Appeal. In a statement accompanying its judgement, the Supreme Court stated, ‘The issue in this appeal is the reasonable adjustments which a bus company is required to make to […]
£1.2bn is to be spent on the roads in the 2017 to 2018 financial year. The money is intended to improve roads, cut congestion and improve journey times. It includes £75m which councils can bid for to repair and maintain local infrastructure such as bridges, street lighting and rural roads. One of the schemes given […]
From 29 January, First Manchester is to add a new Vantage route to the services it operates on Manchester’s guided busway, which was launched in April 2016. The new V3 Vantage service will run hourly every day, between Manchester Royal Infirmary and Leigh. The V1 and V2 Vantage services will continue, but there will be […]